In order to preserve Bradbury’s essential city services, maintain a safe and quality community and meet the obligations of State and Federal Mandates, shall an ordinance be adopted to establish a Utility Users Tax on gas, electric, cable, trash, and telecommunications services at a rate not to exceed 7.5% (5.5% the first year) and 3.75% on water (2.75% the first year) for a period of 5 years, with exemptions for solar and certain low income households.

Shall an Ordinance be adopted imposing a utility Users Tax of between 1% and 8.75% (first year being 8.4%) in order to maintain essential general city services and meet the obligations of State and Federal Mandates, establish exemptions for low or very low income households inhabited by at least one senior citizen or disabled person recieving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and automatically terminating in five (5) years?